Spread The Awesome: GETTING REVENGE ON LAUREN WOOD, By Eileen Cook -- Review and Giveaway!

***Read and comment on this post (and/or tomorrow's author interview) to be entered for a chance to win a signed copy of GETTING REVENGE ON LAUREN WOOD from author extraordinaire, Eileen Cook! This giveaway is open to international participants. Full entry details will follow my review.***

Today I'm participating with a bunch of other blogging writers to pay tribute to an author and book that I think deserves 10 stars. In short, we're spreading the book-loving awesome all day today. I've chosen Eileen Cook and GETTING REVENGE ON LAUREN WOOD because Eileen and her book are both made of awesome. I can't begin to explain how much I LURRRVE this book, but I'll try to sum it up with five reasons:

1) The cover art and tagline (This time, the mean girl is going down) are hilariously brilliant! How could you walk by this book without picking it up?

2) The characters are relatable and likable. Whether you root for the underdog taking a stand, love to hate the mean girl, relate to the academic brainy type, or adore the quiet hot guy, there's a character for everyone to cheer for.

3) The revenge tactics in this book are wickedly fabulous. Everyone loves to think of the things they'd *like* to do to those who've crossed them, but would never actually consider doing in real life... well, this book will satisfy your revenge fantasies without a trip to the slammer.

4) The plot is fun, funny and clever: Mean girl betrays best friend, best friend moves away and reinvents herself, best friend then moves back with a new name/identity with the hopes of seeking revenge and causing havoc in mean girl's life. What's not to love? Not to mention, I laughed out loud in several parts of the plot. Eileen's writing is fresh and funny. If you'd like more plot info, check out the whole summary at Amazon or Goodreads.

5) The ending is superb! It's not too rushed or perfectly resolved in an unrealistic fashion like some other books out there.

If it's not already evident by my enthusiastic endorsement above, I'd suggest you all choose this book for a fun, entertaining read. If you find you LURRRVE it as much as I do, keep my book (THE LIPSTICK LAWS) in mind for a spring 2011 read. It also delves into mean girl drama and revenge. Thanks for reading my review and don't forget to enter the book giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of this Spread The Awesome book from Eileen herself.

For more Spread The Awesome fun, check out Angela Ackerman's blog for her review of THE DEAD TOSSED WAVES, by Carrie Ryan. A full list of Spread The Awesome recommended reads can be found HERE. A big thanks goes to Elana Johnson for organizing this Spread The Awesome day!


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Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood Signed Book Giveaway Entry Details:
1) You will be entered once by reading and commenting on this post (or tomorrow's interview post). Please leave your email address with your comment.
2) Your name will be entered twice in the random drawing if you comment on both today's and tomorrow's posts.
3) You will also receive an extra entry for each online shout-out you give about this giveaway (tweet on twitter and/or blog about it). Be sure to leave links to your shout-out(s) in the comment section of today's or tomorrow's post to earn the extra entries.


***If you comment on both posts, plus blog and tweet about the giveaway, your name will be entered 4 times in the random drawing, increasing your odds of winning. The lucky winner will be chosen at random from all the entries I receive and will be announced next Monday (May 10th). Good luck!***


Remember to come back tomorrow for my interview with Eileen Cook!